Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2025-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's very active market, steer and heifer calves weighing 400-500 lbs were not well tested on a light offering, 500-550 lb steer calves and 550-600 lb heifers on a light test sold with a lower undertone as overall quality was not as good as last week, a near pot load of 560 lb steer calves sold fully steady with last week, 600-700 lb steers and a pot load of 606 lb heifers sold mostly 5.00-10.00 lower, spots 15.00 lower on the steers, two pot loads of 7 weight steers were not well tested with 3 pot loads of 830-850 lb steers selling steady to 4.00 lower. Overall the market held up well as Feeder Cattle futures bounced back after Friday's sell-off with sharp gains on the front 4 months of 6.22 to 8.70. The velocity of last Tuesday's limit down move of 9.25 and Friday's sell-off on Feeder Cattle contracts does get attention. Fed Cattle trade last week was mostly 3.00-5.00 lower at 238.00-240.00. But order buyers on the good cattle continue to wave their cards and gather feeder cattle as there were several good quality pot loads of yearlings in Monday's offering. Several stick out sales included pot load 560 lb steers at 455.00, pot load 600 lbs at 444.00, pot load steers 775 lbs 374.25, 120 hd steers 829 lbs 359.00 and pot load steers 846 lbs at 357.50. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-6.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $438.25/cwt on 185 head. That ranks 3 of 29 comparable sales and sits −50.18 against this barn's trailing median of $488.44.

Average price

$438.25

185 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,426

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$489

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$102.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.98

vs MO average

+33.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	451.40	2,491	112
Medium and Large 1-2	555	425.43	2,359	66
Medium and Large 2	574	348.78	2,002	7thin

One grade step is worth $102.62/cwt here — about $489 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $525.16, low $400.00, median $488.44 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale185 hd

438.25

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MO average16 barns · 2,494 hd

418.27

+19.98

National average165 barns · 10,728 hd

404.64

+33.61

This barn, trailing median29 sales

488.44

−50.18

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,626	192.47	3,129	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,463	163.62	2,394	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,695	161.50	2,737	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	159.93	1,999	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	977	138.63	1,354	22
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,448	235.07	3,404	15

Every lot, as filed

75 lots · USDA AMS · Callaway Livestock Center - Kingdom City, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	446.78/cwt	438.00–457.00	2,167	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	403.27/cwt	402.00–405.00	2,153	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,022	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	867	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	560	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,921	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	698	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,234	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	343.93/cwt	341.50–350.00	2,284	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,142	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	388.37/cwt	385.00–392.00	2,004	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	917	330.08/cwt	325.50–337.00	3,027	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,831	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	603	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,183	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	367.26/cwt	363.00–370.00	2,707	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	484.07/cwt	465.00–493.00	1,810	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	388.78/cwt	379.00–400.00	2,290	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	1,332	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,117	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	358.49/cwt	357.50–359.00	2,993	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	496	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	2,267	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	811	319.43/cwt	319.00–320.00	2,591	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	341.75/cwt	341.75–341.75	3,076	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	438.20/cwt	433.00–463.00	2,287	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	441.66/cwt	422.50–444.00	2,650	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	384.50/cwt	384.50–384.50	2,330	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	447.67/cwt	442.50–464.00	1,912	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	566	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,998	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	901	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,928	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	374.85/cwt	374.00–378.00	2,148	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	328.63/cwt	328.00–329.00	2,879	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	484.00/cwt	484.00–484.00	2,289	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,548	88
Heifers	Choice	—	1,357	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	3,203	8
Bulls	—	—	1,635	178.92/cwt	165.00–185.00	2,925	3
Bulls	—	—	1,410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,961	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	149.17/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,604	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,210	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,514	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,675	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,831	1
Bulls	—	—	1,673	198.24/cwt	190.00–208.00	3,317	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	165.68/cwt	163.00–172.00	2,104	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	134.20/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,237	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	157.48/cwt	154.00–162.00	2,246	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	165.65/cwt	163.00–171.00	2,455	13
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	588	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,146	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	661	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,181	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	155.01/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,911	14
Heifers	Choice	—	1,552	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	3,632	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,702	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,715	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,640	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,044	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	374.25/cwt	374.25–374.25	2,900	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	464	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,134	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,799	6
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	565	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,865	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,160	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	375.47/cwt	370.00–384.00	2,317	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	473	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,741	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,389	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	402.29/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,707	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	369.50/cwt	369.50–369.50	2,014	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	340.76/cwt	340.00–344.50	2,460	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	557	349.73/cwt	348.00–351.00	1,948	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,782	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,201	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,017	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	365	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,862	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	395.68/cwt	387.50–405.00	1,883	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	360.90/cwt	355.00–362.50	2,122	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	535	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,434	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	348.78/cwt	340.00–361.00	2,002	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	1,672	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	504	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,011	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	276	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,187	5

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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